Garment



P. L. FRIEVDM'AN July 13 1926.

GARMENT Filed March 20, 1925 ilg'aLl ljedzzzan INVENTOR ATI'ORN EY Patented July 13, 1926.

.UNITED STATES PEILIRL. FRIEDMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

1,592,732 PATENT OFFICE.

GARMENT.

ilpplicatlon filed March 20, 1925. Serial no. 17,114.

This invention relates'to improvements in garments and is especiallyadapted for use as a mans undergarment.

- T he principal objectof the invention is to embody in a garment, a suitable suspensory for the male genital organ whereby to ,comfortably house and support the same for protection against injury.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment in the form of a pair of pants, there being provided a pocket in the crotch between the leg portions of the garment, and a means for closing the mouth of the pocket when applied for use, the said means also acting to retain, the garment about the waist of the wearer.

A further object resides in a combination garment and suspensory which is simple in construction, easy to apply, and neat and attractive in appearance. I

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed-out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved garment.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 22 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4. is a detail sectional view illustrating a slight modification.

Figure 5 is a plan view loking toward the crotch of the trousers shown in Fi re 4.

Referring more particularly to t 1e drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates a garment in the form of a mans undergarment and which includes leg portions 11, at waist encircling portion 12, and a buttonable front 13. 1

.A pocket 14 depends between the leg portions 12 from the crotch and is stitched adjacent the mouth to the top inside walls of the leg portions. The mouth of the pocket opens into the interior of the garment and is normally open when the garment is not in use.

For closing the mouth of the pocket after the garment has been applied and the organs seated therein, I, provide a pair of nonelastic draw strings 15, having branches 15 secured to each of the top walls of the pocket. Elastic strips 16 are inserted in the length of the draw strings whereby to permit stretching ofthe draw strings without breaking. The draw-strin s are crossed and pass through a hem 17 w ich encircles the waist portion 12. The hem is open at the rear as at 18, through which the free ends of the draw strings extend. After the garment has been applied, the strings are drawn taut, thereby closing the mouth of the pocket, after which the ends of the strings are knotted. It will be seen that the drawstrings serve to support the garment from the waist of the wearer, in addition to their function of closing the mouth of the pocket.

In order to adjust the draw-strings from the front of the garment, I provide straps 19 which are secured to the draw-strings at a point where they enter the hem, and which straps are adapted to be tied when the slack in the draw strings has been taken up. In practice, the free ends extending from the rear of the waist portion may be employed for initially adjusting the length of the draw strings after which the final adjustment is made by tying the straps 19. This permits the waist band to be loosened by untying the stra s thereby eliminating the necessity'of reac ing in the rear when applying or removing the garment.

In igures 4 and 5, I have shown a slightly modified form wherein the pocket 14 is formed of a 20 inserted in the crotch of the garment and which extends downward to form part of the leg portions. The remainder of the garment is identical to that shown in the preferred form.

Although I have specifically mentioned that the garment is in the form of a mans undergarment, it will readily be appreciated that thesame principle might be embodied in bathing trunks or athletic trunks without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What is claimed as new is 1. A garment comprising a pair of pant sections, a pocket interposed between the inner leg portions of said pant sections at the crotch thereof and stitched thereto adjacent the mouth of said pocket, a 'hem extending about the waistof the garment, and draw strings having one of their ends respectively connected to opposite walls of the mouth of said pocket and crossed, the free ends of said draw strings extending through said single piece of material hem and through an opening in the rear thereof for adjustable connection with each other.

2. A garment comprising a pair of pant sections, a pocket interposed between the inner leg portions of said pant sections at the crotch thereof and stitched thereto adjacent the mouth of said pocket, a hem extending about the Waist of the garment, yieldable draw strings having one of thejr ends respectively connected to opposite Walls of the mouth of said pocket and crossed, the free ends of said draw strings extending through said hem and through an opening in the rear thereof for adjustable connection with each other, and straps secured to the respective draw strings and accessible from the front of the garment for tying engagement with each other substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

PHILIP L'; FRIEDMAN. 

